Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Want to Perform With the Royal Shakespeare Company?

We've begun our search to find the best of Glasgow’s
untapped theatrical talent to take part in a landmark production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2016 by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Citizens Theatre to
mark 400 years since William Shakespeare’s death.

In Spring 2016 theRoyal Shakespeare Company (RSC)will tour the UK with a new production of
Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In each theatre, the
professional cast will be joined by non-professional actors from the local area
playing theatre’s most famous amateur company the Mechanicals, led by one of
Shakespeare’s best-loved roles, Bottom. Amateur actors in Glasgow are invited
to audition to join the cast for the production’s performances in the city,
taking to the iconic Citizens stage as well as travelling to
Stratford-Upon-Avon to perform at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

Applications are now open
for a weekend of workshops and auditions at the Citizens Theatre on 7 & 8 February 2015. Successful applicants will spend the weekend exploring
Shakespeare’s play and learning new skills with directors from the RSC and the
Citizens Theatre before auditioning for the roles.

The assembled cast of
Mechanicals will then rehearse with staff from the Citizens Theatre and RSC,
take part in streamed rehearsals with casts across the UK and have the
opportunity to attend professional rehearsals in London, Newcastle and
Stratford-Upon-Avon before joining the rest of the company on stage.

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Internationally reputed for its repertoire the Citizens Theatre presents a mixture of contemporary versions of classic plays and new Scottish drama. We work with writers, directors and companies that have a reputation for producing outstanding work to deliver truly inspirational live theatre.

Located in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, the Theatre is led by Artistic Director Dominic Hill and is one of the few self-producing houses in Scotland.

Our Citizens Learning team is committed to enhancing the lives of all kinds and ages of people in Glasgow and beyond, through community productions, projects, classes and educational activities. See Take Part.